Horse-collar pad



Nov. 17, 1925. 1,562,129

G. P. STEG NER HORSE COLLAR lAD Filed May 2s, 1925 Y GEORGE P. STEGNRR,or CALIFORNIA, MrssoURr, AssIGNoR To WILLiAM HEcRsAD- i Patented Nov.17, 1925.

' j'VUNITED YSTATES j 71,562,129 PATENT OFFICE- DLERY COMPANY, 0FCALIFORNIA, MISSOURI, A CORPORATIONv OF MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR RAD. I. y

Appucation filed May 2s, 192.5.` semi No. 3.342.

Z 1o @ZZ whom; 'it may concern: I

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. STEGNER, a1 citizen ofthe United States,residing at California,-in the county of Moniteau and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-` Collar`Pads, of which the following is a specification. K l

'bly invention relates to improvements in horse collar pads and has forits primary object a pad in which all possibility of breaking down, andthe. consequent chafing of the horses neck, is eliminated. A. furtherobject is to construct a horse collar pad in which the side walls arereinforced so that .the free ends of the horse collar are prevented fromworking forward and backward and breaking down the side walls of thepad. I have found that in pads, as at present constructed, the sidewalls break," down very' quickly andv chafe the horses neck, causinglsore spots. This has been 'due to Vthe factk that the pad absorbssweatfrom the horse and becomes softened. 'Ilvie'ends of the collar aremerely held in position by means of a strap, which permits Ithem to workbackward and-forward and in a short time breaks down the side walls ofthe pad. Then when the harness is hung away over night, the pad stilfensin the broken-down position and, when again used, chafes and digs intothe horses neck, causing sores and preventing the horse from being`worked regularly.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and showing one endof the collar in position in the pad; and

Fig. 4: is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the construction of my device, I em ploy a bottom member 5, which ispreferably arcuate as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, and

which has its longitudinal edges bent up ward so as to form walls 6 and7 thus forming a member substantially U shaped in cross section. Securedto the member 5 is a top member 8, which is also substantially U shapedin cross section and which is provided with walls 9 and 10. These wallsare adapted to fit on the inside `of the walls G and 7 and are securedthereto by means of rivets or similar fastening means 11. Se-

cured the underside of the'member 8 and between the walls 9.a'nd` 10.fis a stifl'ening is a Eller 13, which is-preferably apiece of rope orsimilar circular iexible material. This filler is located betweenthestiff.- ening member 12 and themember 8 so asto form a bead 14. Thepurpose of this bead is to preventthe hamestrap from,L slipping forwardoff of the pad. Inserted between the members 8 and 12 .and at each endof the member lil is a strap 15. This strap is secured by means of`rivets 16 Apassing through the members 48 and'l)l and through Vmember12. I Located on'the lstiffening member'and parallel to and adjacentthe. walll 9k the strap, and also by means of stitching,

which stitching is also used tosecure the members 8 and 12 together. Thestraps 15 are perforated and are adapted to be se-V cured to b-uckles 17carried by the collar 18.

In this'way the collar is adjustably secured..

to the pad. y,

Theoperation of my device is as follows z-#Each end 19 of the collar 18lis insertedin the ends' of the pad and the straps 15 secured bymeansvofl the buckles 17.`

When in this position the ends119 are firmly secured within the pad,which is in the `form of a tube open at bothends', thetubefhaving only asingle thickness of bottom, a double wall on each side and a stiff top.The

purpose of this stiff top is to prevent the `ends of the collar frombulging Yupward and pinching the horses neck. When the y ends of thecollar are thus secured within the pad all possibility of their workingbackward andA forward andthe consequent breaking down Vof either of thewalls 6 or 7 is prevented for the reason that these walls arereinforced, and there.' is noV possible chance for the ends of thecollar to commence breaking down the side walls even after the pad hasbecome well moistened from sweat and consequentlyno chafing of theho-rses neck is possible. While I have shown my device as havingonlythree rivets in the side walls, still itis obvious that more rivets canbe employed or, if found desirable, other fastening means between theside walls 6 and 9 and 7 and 10 may be employed without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

While I have shown the collar adjustably secured to the pad by means ofbuckles, still it is obvious that any other fastening means may beemployed. without departing from the spirit ot my invention. f

My purpose in .adjustably `securing the collar ,to the pad is so thatthe same collar can be used on various horses, or in other words, thecollar be adjustable as to size.V For instance a nineteen inch collarwill be capable of being adjusted to twenty and twenty-one inches. Inthis way the necessity of having a large number of diferent size collarsis eliminated, and, yas before stated, the same collar can be used Ifo-rvarious' horses, or,V ifV a collar is used on a young` horsepi-t .can beadjusted i-n size as the animal grows, thus ofbviating thenecessity'ot'buying new collars and discarding a perfectly goed collaron aoco-unt of it being too small.

'iWghiie I have shown the rib as being formed integral with the tubularmember, still it is obvious .that the same can be made separately andsecured thereto.

I may also, it desired, form the. tubular member ot a single piece ofleather in which event .the ordinary collar pad is used and attached bymeans of straps passing Aover the tubular member in the .same mannerthat the' pads are at present attached tothe collar. Furthermore while Ihave shown the straps l5 secured between the upper portion and thestitlening member, it is obvious that it be secured either on the top or.on V.the underneath side of the ytop member,

and also in place of using leather straps as shown, webbing chain o-rsimilar flexible securing` mea-ns may be employed.

yHaving fully .described my invention, what 1 claim .is'-

and having its sides and top reinforced,

y,means located at each end of the top of lsaid member for attaching thesame to a horse collar, and means located on the upper surface of saidtubular member for holding a hame strap in position. f

2.' A horse collar pad comprising an arcuate bottom member having itslongitudinal ,edges .upturned, a top member having its longitudinaledges downturned, said last mentioned edges adapted to fit snugly withinand against the -lirst mentioned .edges whereby a .tubular member havingreinforced side walls is for-med, a strap secured to each end of the topmember., said straps adapted to secure the pad to a horse collar, and alongitudinally extending outwardly projecting rib formed integral withthe top member adjacent one edge thereof.

3. A horse collar pad comprising an -arcuate 1U shaped bottom member,,an arcuate U shaped top member, said members adapted to be secured.together so as to form an open-ended tube having reinforced walls., areinforcing Lstrip secured .to the top member' and between the sidesthereof, a strap secured to each end of the ,top member and having one.end thereof located between .the

top member and the reinforcing member, said straps adapted to secure thepad to a 'horse collar, and means formed integral with I signature.

GEORGE P. STEGNER..

